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Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Sep 2023 – Dec 2026 (expected)
• Thesis: Modelling the Physics of Degradation: Retinex-Based Restoration from 2D Images to 3D Scenes
• Advisor: Prof. Jun Chen
• GPA: 11.0/12.0 · Full scholarship

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

• Sep 2018 – May 2023
• Thesis: Federated Learning System on Autonomous Vehicles for Lane Segmentation (published in Scientific Reports)
• Advisor: Dr. Mohamed S. Darweesh
• GPA: 3.7/4.0 · Full scholarship

Computer Vision Researcher

• Physically grounded, Retinex-based restoration of ultra-high-definition images (Mamba, frequency-domain modelling) and of 3D scenes (3D Gaussian Splatting); released open-source code and pre-trained models.
• Led team entries in five NTIRE challenges at CVPR (2024, 2026) and competed in a sixth (2025), with four top-5 finishes.

Machine Learning Researcher

• Dec 2021 – Dec 2022
• Automated assessment of students in online labs from mouse-tracking data, saving 32 hours of grading per term.

Research Assistant

• Feb 2021 – Aug 2021
• Plant-disease detection with a modified CNN; federated learning for lane segmentation on autonomous vehicles.

VeilGS: Solving Darkness as a Veil of 2D Basis Maps over Retinex 3DGS

• M. Kishawy, C. Tang, S. Shirani, J. Chen
• Under review. Manuscript available on request.

RetinexDual: Retinex-Based Dual Nature Approach for Generalized Ultra-High-Definition Image Restoration

• M. Kishawy, A. A. Hussein, J. Chen
• International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, pp. 90–105, 2026. Poster, Lyon, France.

RetinexDualV2: Physically-Grounded Dual Retinex for Generalized UHD Image Restoration

• M. Kishawy, J. Chen
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 1989–1998, 2026. Poster, NTIRE Workshop, Denver, CO, USA.

Federated Learning System on Autonomous Vehicles for Lane Segmentation

• M. M. Eid Kishawy, M. T. Abd El-Hafez, R. Yousri, M. S. Darweesh
• Scientific Reports, vol. 14, art. 25029, 2024.

NTIRE 2026 The Second Challenge on Day and Night Raindrop Removal for Dual-Focused Images: Methods and Results

• X. Li, Y. Jin, S. Yao, …, M. Kishawy, J. Chen, … (98 authors)
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 2054–2070, 2026.
• Our team (RetinexDualV2) placed 4th.

Low Light Image Enhancement Challenge at NTIRE 2026

• G. Ciubotariu, S. S. M. A, …, M. Kishawy, J. Chen, … (91 authors)
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 1741–1753, 2026.
• Our team (RetinexDualV2) placed 5th in Track 2: Joint Denoising and Low-Light Image Enhancement (JDLLIE).

NTIRE 2026 Nighttime Image Dehazing Challenge Report

• R. P. Ancuti, A. Brateanu, …, M. Kishawy, … (89 authors)
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 1608–1625, 2026.
• Co-authored as a participating team (RetinexDualV2).

Advances in Single-Image Shadow Removal: Results from the NTIRE 2026 Challenge

• F.-A. Vasluianu, T. Seizinger, …, M. Kishawy, J. Chen, … (90 authors)
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 2582–2595, 2026.
• Co-authored as a participating team (RetinexDualV2).

NTIRE 2025 Challenge on Low Light Image Enhancement: Methods and Results

• X. Liu, Z. Wu, F.-A. Vasluianu, …, M. Kishawy, J. Chen, … (105 authors)
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 1196–1206, 2025.
• Our team (Imagine) placed 2nd overall, with the highest PSNR.

NTIRE 2024 Dense and Non-Homogeneous Dehazing Challenge Report

• C. O. Ancuti, C. Ancuti, …, M. Kishawy, … (68 authors)
• IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 6453–6468, 2024.
• Our team (ITB Dehaze) placed 4th.

A Generic AI-Based Technique for Assessing Student Performance in Conducting Online Virtual and Remote Controlled Laboratories

• A. M. Abd El-Haleem, M. M. Eid, M. M. Elmesalawy, H. A. H. Hosny
• IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 128046–128065, 2022.

A New Intelligent System for Evaluating and Assisting Students in Laboratory Learning Management System

• H. A. Hassan, M. M. Eid, M. M. Elmesalawy, A. M. Abd El-Haleem
• 14th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN), pp. 566–571, 2022.

Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

• M. M. El-Lamey, M. M. Eid, M. Gamal, N. M. Bishady, A. W. Mohamed
• International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 117–137, 2021.
• Reprinted in Research Anthology on Medical Informatics in Breast and Cervical Cancer, IGI Global, pp. 768–791, 2022.

Modelling and Analysis the Population Density Effect on the Infectiousness Rate of COVID-19 Novel Virus and the Mortality Rate Percentage Regarding Oxford's Stringency Index Model of Governmental Response in MATLAB

• A. M. Ibrahim, N. E. M. Bishady, S. H. Elghalban, N. N. Mostafa, M. M. Eid, K. M. Abdelhamid
• In Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19, Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer, pp. 437–462, 2021.

Modeling the Effect of Population Density on Controlling COVID-19 Initial Spread with the Use of MATLAB Numerical Methods and Stringency Index Model

• A. M. Ibrahim, M. M. Eid, N. N. Mostafa, N. E. M. Bishady, S. H. Elghalban
• 2nd Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES), pp. 612–617, 2020.

• 4ᵗʰ Place, NTIRE 2026 Day and Night Raindrop Removal Challenge, CVPR 2026
• 5ᵗʰ Place, NTIRE 2026 Joint Denoising and Low-Light Image Enhancement track, CVPR 2026

• 2ⁿᵈ Place, NTIRE 2025 Low Light Image Enhancement Challenge, CVPR 2025 (highest PSNR)

• 4ᵗʰ Place, NTIRE 2024 Dense and Non-Homogeneous Dehazing Challenge, CVPR 2024

• 1ˢᵗ Place, Hacktrick AI Hackathon, Dell Technologies
• 2ⁿᵈ Place, AIC Competition for Arabic Text Summarization, Military Technical College, Egypt
• Full Ph.D. Scholarship, McMaster University (2023–2026)

• Best Solution Challenge Chapter (Global), Google Developer Student Clubs
• Shield of Contribution, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nile University

• Dean's Honor List (GPA above 3.75/4.00), Fall and Spring, Nile University

• Full B.Sc. Scholarship, Nile University (2018–2023)

• 3ʳᵈ Place (Embedded Systems), Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

• Bronze Medal, Egyptian Olympiad in Informatics

• Poster, RetinexDual, ICPR 2026, Lyon, France (Aug 2026)
• Poster, RetinexDualV2, CVPR 2026 NTIRE Workshop, Denver, CO, USA (Jun 2026)

Teaching Assistant

• COMPENG 2SH4: Principles of Programming (Fall 2025, Fall 2026)
• COMPENG 3SM4: Algorithm Design and Analysis (Winter 2024, 2025, 2026)
• ELECENG 3TQ3: Advanced Probability and Random Processes (Fall 2024)
• COMPENG 4DM4: Computer Architecture (Fall 2023)

Lead, Google Developer Student Clubs

• Led 500+ students; organized workshops and hackathons with the Google community.

Deep Learning Instructor, Root Student Club

• Designed and taught a 6-month deep learning bootcamp for 120+ students.

Senator, Nile University Student Union

Instructor, ICPC Training

• Trained competitive-programming teams in algorithms and problem solving.